Tom Ridge Environmental Center
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Tom Ridge Environmental Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Pleasant Hill stands 495 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelso Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Tom Ridge Environmental Center is an educational facility on the grounds of Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Designed by Wallace, Roberts & Todd Architects, this building received the 2007 President's Award for design-build projects in Delaware and Pennsylvania by the American Society of Landscape Architects.
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Wikidata Q7817381, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- On the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 21.9 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelso Park: 0.3 mi
- Scott Park: 0.4 mi
- Avalon Park: 1.0 mi
- Ravine Park: 1.3 mi
- Lakewood Park: 1.5 mi
- The Carrie T. Watson Garden Club Memorial Labyrinth: 1.8 mi
- Charles Vernon Gridley Monument: 2.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Lafayette Visit: 3.8 mi
- Oliver Hazard Perry Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Andrew J. Conner Nature Center: 3.5 mi
- Asbury Barn Recreation Center: 3.6 mi
- James Wildlife Preserve Mercyhurst University: 3.8 mi
- Brown's Farm Barn: 4.5 mi
- Wintergreen Gorge: 8.5 mi
- Beach no.1: 0.5 mi
- Barracks Beach: 1.1 mi
- Beach no.6: 2.5 mi
- Beach no.7 Waterworks: 2.9 mi
- Beach no.8 Pettinato: 3.3 mi
- Firefighters Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Watson-Curtze Mansion: 3.3 mi
- Old Customs House: 3.8 mi
- ExpERIEnce Childrens Museum: 3.8 mi
- Erie Maritime Museum: 3.9 mi
- Willow in Community Living Sculpture: 1.9 mi
- Light Center Ministries Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Urban Orchard: 3.5 mi
- Little Italy Urban Farm: 3.6 mi
- 22nd & Parade Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Gibson Hill: 17.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 17.9 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 18.2 mi
- Mackey Hill: 21.4 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 23.7 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 3.8 mi
- Victorian Princess: 3.8 mi
- USS Niagara: 3.9 mi
- Fruits of Labor: 4.1 mi
- Schaefer's Auto Art: 4.6 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 9.0 mi
- Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Weigh Station: 23.9 mi
- Ohio Welcome Center: 24.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.1 mi
- Howard Falls: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | SSE 148° | 495 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mackey Hill | SSE 150° | 488 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gibson Hill | S 182° | 470 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SSE 168° | 454 m | 18.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | SE 136° | 433 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:18 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erie Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7835817707
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